Toy pistol



Nv. 12, 1929. T, Q SCHRADER 1,735,698

TOY PISTOL.

Filed Jan. 12, 1929 TTI INVENTOR.

Patented Nov. 12, 1929 THOMAS O. SOHRADECR', OF ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSGNOR TO THE DENT HARDWARE CO., OF FULLERTON, FENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF PENNSYL- VANIA TOY PISTOL Application filed January 12, 1929. VSerial No. 332,177.

This invention, generally stated, relates to toy pistols and has more especially relation to that type of toy pistol known in the trade as a repeater cap pistol.

One object of -t-he present invention 1s to provide a toy pistol of the character stated in which is provided a star wheel and a hammer simultaneously operable by a trigger operated pawl, the star wheel feeding a strip of capitape and the hammer cooperating with an anvil block. Y A further object of the present invention is to provide a iiXed stud upon the pistol casing upon which stud is loosely mounted the star wheel and hammer as operated by the trigger and pawl.

A still further object of the present invention is to provide a struct-ure of the character stated in which the trigger operated pawl is constructed simultaneously to engage and operate a star wheel and hammer, the star wheel being provided with peripheral and laterally extended pins with which the pawl engages and thehammer being provided with a flange for pawl engagement.

Astill further object of the present'iir vention is to provide a coiled spring arrangement for returning the trigger operated paw] to normal position and a leaf spring for causing impact of the hammer with the anvi block.

A further object of the present invention is to provide an arrangement, combination, and connection of parts for attaining the results sought by the foregoing objects.

The invention consists of the novel construction hereinafter described and finally claimed.

The nature, characteristic features and scope of the invention will be more fully understood from' the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, and in which Fig. 1, is a view in side elevation of a toy pistol embodying the invention.

Fig. 2, is a view in elevation with one of the cover plates removed.

Fig. 3, is a view in cross section taken upon the line 3-3 of Fig. 2,

Fig. 4, is a view in perspective of the pistol trigger.

Fig. 5, is a view in perspective of the pawl.

Fig'. 6, is a view in perspective of the pistol hammer.

Fig. 7', is a view in perspective of the star wheel as operated by the pawl shown in Fig. 5.

Figq8, is a view in perspective of the cap tape guide shown in Fig. 2. For the purpose of illustrating my invention I have shown in the accompanying drawings one form thereof which is at present preferred by me, since the same has been found in practice to give satisfactory and reliable results, although it is to be understood that the various instrumentalities of which my invention consists can be variouslyT arranged and organized and that my invention is not limited to the precise arrangement and organization of the instrumentalities as herein shown and described.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the frame or shell in which the operative parts of the toy pistol are mounted is in two half sections and are designated by the reference numerals 1 and 2. These parts are secured together by moans of the screws 3 and Li, see Fig. 1. The handle 5 of the pistol is provided with a magazine chamber G to receive the cap tape 7. The cap tape which is in the form ot a reel is introduced through an opening in the handle 5 which is closed by cover 8. The cap tape 7 is fed upwardly from the magazine chamber G by a star wheel 9 between the anvil block 10 and the hammer 11. best seen in Fic. 2. The cap tape 7 as it is fed upwardly by the star wheel 9 is guided by the flat surface of the member 12, which member is best seen in Fig. 8. This member 12 is provided with a cut-away portion 13 which engages over the rear of the anvil block 1() and is spring pressed as at 14 in order to keep the upper portion of the member 12 in engagement with the anvil block. The star wheel 9 is loosely mounted upon a stud 15 extended laterally from the housing or shell 1, see Fig. 2, and also loosely mounted upon the same stud 15 is the hammer 11. Taking up first the star wheel, which is best seen in Fig. 7, it is to be noted that the one face thereof is provided peripherally with a series of laterally extended pins 16. These pins 16 are adaptedto be engaged by the notched portion 17 of thel nose 18 of the pawl 19. This pawl is pivoted as at 20 to the upperV end 21 of the vtrigger 22. The trigger 22. is fulcrumed. as fat 23 tothe shell 1 of the opposite casing. The enter 241: of the pawl 19 is provided with a lug2`5 and a coiled spring 26 lconnects this lugv 25 with a pin 27 iXed to the shell or'casing 1. Thus, as the trigger 22 -is moved around its fulcruml point 23 in the direction of the arrow Y in Fig. 2, the nose 18 of the .pawl 1 9 moves in a counter-clockwise direction,"the star-.wheel 9 thus ymoving.upwardly the cap. tape and at thesame time moving toward the left infFig. 2 the hammer. 11,; or, in other words, moving the'hammer away fromthe anvil block. rI lhe hammer 11 which is loosely mounted up'onithe stud 15 with the star wheel 9 is moved toward the left in Fig2 by reason of the Vfact that the notched part 2S of the'pawl 19 is in engagement with the :finger 30 of the hammer.'V The f hammer llis notched as 31V and aleaf spring 82 cooperatively engages with the notched part 3 1 ofthe hammer, the function of whichleaf spring Vis that of causingthe hammer to explode a charge powder upon the cap tape at time of impact of the hammer with thel anvil block. In other words,.the trigger and its pawl are returned to normal position by means of the coiledspring 26 independentlyof the leaf spring 32 which returns the hammer 11 to functioning position.` By this, arrangement and construction` of parts the cap tape is automatically feed upwardly by trigger movement and the same trigger Inovement causes the hammer 11 to move to functioning position. i amaware that-the invention may be em- Y bodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential attributes thereof, and I therefore desire the present embodiment to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, reference being had to the appended claims rather than to the foregoing description to indicate the scope of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim new, and desire to secure vby Letters `Patent, is:

1. In a device of the'character stated, a

magazine for cap tape, an anvil bloclg'a stud, a star wheel loosely mounted upon said st-ud operative to feed said tape to saidanvilblocl, arlralfy .0f perpherallyerreesed, late?? ally .extended pins Aupon said star wheel, a

magazine `for cap tape, I an anvil block, a stud, a star wheel'loosely mounted upon said stud operative to feed said tape to said anvil block, a plurality of peripherally arranged,

laterally extended pins upon said star wheel, a trigger, ya spring pressed pawl pivoted to the end ogf'saiidxtrigger as arranged -above thepivot point of the trigger, said spring pressed parl .beine arranged. t0 @Pease Said plus and a Spring pressed hemrfiefleflr arranged upon said stud and engaged said pawl and moved outwardly with the pawling of said star wheel.

3, a `device of the character stated, a

' magazine for cap tape, 'an anvil block, a stud,

a V star wheel loosely mounted upon said stud operativeV to feed'said tape to Ysaid anvil block, a vplurality of peripherally arranged, laterally extendedpins upon said star wheel, a trigger, a spring pressed pawl pivoted to said trigger andA arranged to. engage said pins, vsaid spring being coiled and'engagng said paWl beyond its pivotal connection ywith said` trigger, and a vspring Vpressed hammer loosely arrangedv upon .Said studand engaged by said pawlandv moved outwardly with the newline 01"' Said .Star wheel, f f

d. In a device ofthe character stated, a magazine for cap tape, an anvil block, a stud, a star 'wheel looselyV mounted upon; said stu'd operative to feed said tape to said anvilV block, a plurality of peripherallyarranged, later-l ally extended pins upon saidV star wheel, a trigger, a spring pressed pawl'pivoted to said trigger and arranged to engage said pins,'and

a spring pressed( hammer loosely arranged u'ponsaid stud and engaged by saidpawl and moved outwardly with the pavvling vof4 said starr wheel, said hammer'being notched and ngaged by said springY which is relatively `THOMAS kiol SGHRA'DER..

trigger, a lspring pressed pivoted 'to said trigger and arranged to engage said pins,'and a spring pressed. hammer loosely arranged upon ,Seid Stadlandeneaeedbyead PfiWl and moved outwardly .with the lpa'wlifng of star wheel. i Y

2. In a device of the `character stated, a 

